Thread: Shifting While Sprinting
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Old 07-02-10 | 07:38 AM
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+ 7 (I think that's what we're up to) on you can, and often should, shift in a sprint.

This is the reason that STI was a significant deal to racers.

It's also the reason that SRAM shifters are designed so that you can pull the shifter in close to the bars, independent of the brake lever.
(allowing easy shifts in the drops in a sprint)
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